Peter Pau

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Composer (Music Score), Cinematographer
Biography:Though you may not immediately recognize his name, chances are that if you've seen one of the films that "Peter Pau" photographed, you likely walked away remembering vibrant, colorfully captured imagery that lingered in your mind long after the film credits had finished rolling. A native of Hong Kong, Pau studied cinematography at the San Francisco Art Institute, graduating in 1983. Making his feature debut with "The Legend of Wisely" (1985), a sort-of H.K. variation on the "Indiana Jones" series, Pau cut his teeth shooting celluloid in such exotic locations as Nepal, including areas near the great pyramids and in the Himalayas. While this certainly prepared Pau for a certain feature he would be widely praised for nearly 15 years later, it also provided the young director of photography with experience in shooting under harsh circumstances. Making his mark on H.K. cinema over the next decade, Pau... Full Biography
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